Nicolet, Town—Ville, Quebec (1901 census)
Nicolet, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.230°N, 72.621°W.
Population
In 1901, Nicolet, Town—Ville had a population of 2,225: 1,002 male and 1,223 female residents. Population density was 2086.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,095 |
| 1861 | 2,856 |
| 1871 | 2,797 |
| 1881 | 3,764 |
| 1891 | 2,518 |
| 1901 | 2,225 |
| 1911 | 2,593 |
| 1921 | 2,342 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Nicolet, Town—Ville, 1911 (54.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Nicolet, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 380 |
| Number of females | 1,223 |
| Number of males | 1,002 |
| Number of married females | 309 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of single females | 835 |
| Number of single males | 661 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP F | 1,223 |
| POP M | 1,002 |
| POP TOT | 2,225 |
| Total population | 2,225 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 366 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 405 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 405 |
| FAMILIES | 380 |
| HOUSES | 366 |
| MARRIED F | 309 |
| MARRIED M | 309 |
| SINGLE F | 835 |
| SINGLE M | 661 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Nicolet, Town—Ville, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nicolet-town-ville-qc179006-1901/.